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Huge rate rises threaten rural businesses - Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has slammed the government for putting rural jobs at risk, following the news that rural enterprises face the biggest increases in business rates.
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Breaches of standards shows need for Urgent Care Centre to relieve pressure - Farron
Data released this week shows that last month the Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust breached NHS standards about mixed-sex patient accommodation by four times the national rate. Local MP Tim Farron…
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Year-overdue farm payments must be urgent priority - Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has raised in parliament the plight of farmers who have been waiting over a year to receive their farm support payments. Tim called in the debate for farmers who haven't…
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Farron presses government for flood money
Speaking in parliament today, South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has pushed the government to give flood-hit areas the money they are owed from the EU flood fund, following the news that none of the cash…
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Local unemployment amongst lowest in country
Tim Farron's Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency had the sixth lowest unemployment of all 650 UK constituencies in December, according to figures released today.
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Flood-hit areas to miss out on EU funding
A combination of "Labour's careless spending and the Conservatives' mean-spiritedness" means flood-hit areas across the North of England will miss out on millions of pounds' worth of EU flood funding.
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Local ambulance staff back MP's plan for Kendal Urgent Care Centre
Frontline ambulance staff and union representatives are backing Tim Farron MP's call for an Urgent Care Centre to be set up at Westmorland General Hospital to alleviate the A&E crisis in…
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Farron: Government should fund defibrillators in rural areas
Following recent reports about long queues for ambulances at local A&E departments, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the Health Secretary to fund defibrillators in rural areas.
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Leaving single market will hit jobs and businesses - Farron
Leaving the single market will hit jobs and businesses, according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron. In a speech today, the Prime Minister Theresa may declared that the UK will leave the single market.
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Almost 50 South Lakes farmers still waiting for payments
Almost 50 South Lakes farmers are still waiting to receive their 2016 Basic Payment Scheme funding, according to figures given to local MP Tim Farron this week.